It’s Sunday, so that means that it’s time for my weekly review of this week’s Publishers Weekly Best-Seller List. According to the list, there are three new books at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week."Kill Alex Cross" by James Patterson replaced "11/22/63" by Stephen King as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.
"Smokin' Seventeen: A Stephanie Plum Novel" by Janet Evanovich replaced "Crescent Dawn" by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler as the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list.
"Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back" by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo and Lynn Vincent replaced "The Next Always" by Nora Roberts as the No. 1 book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list.
"Steve Jobs: A Biography" by Walter Isaacson remained the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.
There are five books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They (along with their place on the list) include "Kill Alex Cross" by James Patterson (1), "V is for Vengeance" by Sue Grafton (3), "Devil's Gate" by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown (7), "Star Wars" The Old Republic: Revan" by Drew Karpyshyn (12) and "Dollhouse" by Kourtney, Kim & Khloe Kardashian (15).
There are six books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Throw Them All Out" by Peter Schweizer (2), "Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony" by Jeff Ashton and Lisa Pulitzer (4), "Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope" by Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly and Jeffrey Zaslow (7), "Then Again" by Diane Keaton (9), "How I Got This Way" by Regis Philbin (13) and "The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody but Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass" by Bill Maher (15).
There are four books on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They include "Smokin' Seventeen: A Stephanie Plum Novel" by Janet Evanovich (1), "Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin (10), "Secondhand Bride" by Linda Lael Miller (12) and "Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale" by Christine Warren (13).
There are two books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They include "Room: A Novel" by Emma Donoghue (14) and "An Object of Beauty: A Novel" by Steve Martin (15).
As a reminder, I’m posting these lists each Sunday because they, as a whole, represent a great, contemporary recommended reading list. These lists are initially released each week on Thursday, and if you’re interested in reading them then, visit Publishers Weekly’s Web site at www.publishersweekly.com. Below you’ll find all four of this week’s best-seller lists.
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. "Kill Alex Cross" by James Patterson
2. "11/22/63" by Stephen King
3. "V is for Vengeance" by Sue Grafton
4. "The Litigators" by John Grisham
5. "The Best of Me" by Nicholas Sparks
6. "Zero Day" by David Baldacci
7. "Devil's Gate" by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown
8. "IQ84" by Haruki Murakami
9. "The Alloy of Law" by Brandon Sanderson
10. "The Prague Cemetery" by Umberto Eco
11. "The Snow Angel" by Glenn Beck and Nicole Baart
12. "Star Wars" The Old Republic: Revan" by Drew Karpyshyn
13. "The Christmas Wedding" by James Patterson, Richard DiLallo
14. "Hotel Vendome" by Danielle Steel
15. "Dollhouse" by Kourtney, Kim & Khloe Kardashian
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Steve Jobs: A Biography" by Walter Isaacson
2. "Throw Them All Out" by Peter Schweizer
3. "Killing Lincoln" by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
4. "Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony" by Jeff Ashton and Lisa Pulitzer
5. "Back to Work" by Bill Clinton
6. "Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero" by Chris Matthews
7. "Gabby" by Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly and Jeffrey Zaslow
8. "Nearing Home" by Billy Graham
9. "Then Again" by Diane Keaton
10. "Catherine the Great" by Robert K Massie
11. "Spontaneous Happiness" by Andrew Weil
12. "No Higher Honor" by Condoleezza Rice
13. "How I Got This Way" by Regis Philbin
14. "SEAL Target Geronimo" by Chuck Pfarrer
15. "The New New Rules" by Bill Maher
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Smokin' Seventeen: A Stephanie Plum Novel" by Janet Evanovich
2. "The Guardian" by Sherrilyn Kenyon
3. "Secrets to the Grave" by Tami Hoag
4. "Bring Me Home for Christmas" by Robyn Carr
5. "Crescent Dawn" by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
6. "The Perfect Christmas" by Debbie Macomber
7. "What the Night Knows" by Dean Koontz
8. "Miracle Cure" by Harlan Coben
9. "The Valcourt Heiress" by Catherine Coulter
10. "Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
11. "Gideon's Sword" by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
12. "Secondhand Bride" by Linda Lael Miller
13. "Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale" by Christine Warren
14. "Cross Fire" by James Patterson
15. "Touched by Angels" by Debbie Macomber
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Heaven is for Real" by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo and Lynn Vincent
2. "The Next Always" by Nora Roberts
3. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
4. "Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay
5. "Sing You Home" by Jodi Picoult
6. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
7. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
8. "The Tiger's Wife" by Tea Obreht
9. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese
10. "The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel" by Garth Stein
11. "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
12. "Moneyball" by Michael Lewis
13. "Assholes Finish first" by Tucker Max
14. "Room: A Novel" by Emma Donoghue
15. "An Object of Beauty: A Novel" by Steve Martin
In the end, let me know if you’ve had a chance to read any of these books. What did you think about them? Which would you recommend? Let us know in the comments section below.
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